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Monday, September 22, 2008

37. Blip.tv

Most of you have heard of YouTube, but it's not the only place to watch videos online anymore, today we're going to look at one of the competitors blip.tv. Blip.tv is more focused towards videoblogging than viral videos.

Some of the benefits of blip.tv

Doesn't lower the quality of your videos

Free

Works with multiple video formats

Allows offers direct download links for all videos it hosts under Creative Commons

Looks like a great outlet for budding producers of content. Free sounds like the right price, too, especially for a service that offers higher resolutions. I wish all these services had been around fifteen years ago...

Well I agree with the other folks, in the main youtube has more vids to offer - on important topics like "lindy Hop" dancing! - although I thought I found the same lindy hop vid on both sites (hmm). Blip did have some interesting-looking featured vids on its home page though. But Free is something.